Rubye Moody

Obituary of Rubye Moody A long time resident of Lady Lake, Rubye Earle Hoss Moody passed away Monday, Sept. 6, 2010, at Leesburg Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness; she was 93 years of age. Born in Hickox, GA, on January 29, 1917, to John Henry and Martha Nora Blocker Hoss, she began her working career as a switch board operator for the Florida Telephone Corp. in Kissimmee where she met an associate named Howard Moody to whom she was wed for 66 years. They had two children, Robert H. (Bettie) Moody of Fruitland Park and Judith Ann (Bennie) Noles of Fairburn, GA. Following a long period of being a homemaker, Rubye enjoyed a second career as secretary at First Baptist Church of Leesburg and later at Calvary Baptist of Leesburg. In addition to being active in her church, Rubye enjoyed crafts of all kinds, creating heirloom quality quilts as well as mastering the difficult art of reweaving, a rare skill for which she was remunerated by area dry cleaners; her culinary and preserving talents are also remembered by her many friends and family members She and her husband, who predeceased her in 2002, summered for 25 years at their log cabin near Sylva, N.C., making dear friends in an area they so loved. Following the demise of her husband, Rubye continued to manage their navel orange grove, legendary for its superior quality fruit, as well as spending her final years at their country lakeside home they fondly and proudly named Still Waters. Other survivors include grandchildren, Lewis (Raynette) Noles, Bogart, GA; Robert (Karla) Moody, II, Big Canoe, GA; Lara (John) McGlohorn, Fruitland Park, and Lisa (Wynand) Louw, Alachua, as well as 5 grandsons, Adrian, Jonathan and Trevor Louw, plus Henry Moody and Benjamin Noles. She is also survived by a sister, Margaret H. Clark of Madison, MS, as well as numerous nieces and nephews across the South. A graveside service at Shiloh Cemetery in Fruitland Park is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. In lieu of flowers or memorial gifts please consider identifying a person in need and assisting him or her in some way in memory of Rubye Moody's Christian spirit. Services A graveside service at Shiloh Cemetery in Fruitland Park is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Memorials In lieu of flowers or memorial gifts please consider identifying a person in need and assisting him or her in some way in memory of Rubye Moody's Christian spirit.

Rubye Moody

January 29, 1917 - September 6, 2010